How might we design the next generation of fiber cup to be recoverable on a global scale, while maintaining the performance standards we know and trust?

OpenIDEO New York Chapter has partnered with the Design Lab @ NYU MakerSpaceto tackle OpenIDEO’s NextGen Cup Challenge.

This challenge seeks to redesign the to-go fiber cup to be recoverable after use on a global scale. This open innovation initiative, led by Starbucks, McDonald's, and Closed Loop Partners, is the first phase of a multi-year, multi-industry consortium that aims to inspire the design and commercialization of global, circular product alternatives.

We're inviting anyone passionate about driving change and solving tough global challenges through human-centred design to join us in taking this on!

For the full challenge brief, head to:

https://www.openideo.com/challenge-briefs/next-gen-cup-challenge

What will we do on the night?

6:30pm - Doors open. Networking and connecting with new friends.

6:45pm - Workshop kick-off where we’ll share the Challenge brief and research from around the world

7:15pm - Background into Design Thinking, and working in small teams to generate potential solutions.

8:15pm - Pitch ideas, gather live feedback and understand how to submit your ideas to OpenIDEO for the chance to win funding.

8:30pm - Close.

Sign up for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/openideo-nextgen-cup-challenge-ideation-tickets-51164215546

Interested in making your social impact idea a reality?
Join us for a panel discussion with 3 members of our chapter! Learn more about the process of coming up with an idea to piloting it.
There will be a brief presentation by each member and an open Q&A- come and learn more!

The 3 members presenting will be: Bertha Jimenez, Eric Ho, and Jaskeerat Bedi. Anne Laure, our co-facilitator will also be discussing the creation of an openIDEO idea that came to life!

RSVP on the OpenIDEO platform here

Hey Everyone! Join us for our upcoming event on Food Waste!

Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Location: Greenhouse @ NYU Makerspace 

NYU Tandon Engineering School, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

1st Floor. Ask the guards for the Makerspace

Subways: 

A C F R train to Jay St MetroTech

2 3 4 5 train to Borough Hall (walk one block East to Willoughby Street and make a left onto Jay Street)

Q B train to Dekalb Avenue (walk two blocks North toward Manhattan Bridge and make a left onto Myrtle Avenue into MetroTech)

As places are limited, registration is required @nycopenideochapter@gmail.com

Please bring $4 to participate to snacks and drinks.

This summer is going to be the summer of Design Thinking!

Our amazing NYC OpenIDEO member, Lee Kim, will host weekly prototyping session every Thursday until the end of Refinement for the OpenIDEO End of Life Challenge. 

You still has time to contribute to the three short-listed ideas on the current challenge: “Reimagine the End of Life”

The following ideas from OpenIDEO NYC Chapter members  were short-listed for the refinement stage (50 were shortlisted out of 300):

1. “Nurses Matter too” , 2) “Emotion Clock” (this will change its name),  and 3) “Gardening Connection”

We visited Mt.Sinai Palliative Care unit today to get feedback on our prototypes and are ready to iterate!

So here is your chance to be a part of amazing NYC Open IDEO chapter team!

When: July 28, 2016- 7PM to 9PM

Where: 440 Park Avenue South- 7th Floor

Contact: Lee (646-388-9707)

RSVP at Lee Kim: leekim.nyc@gmail.com and NYC OpenIDEO Chapter: nycopenideochapter@gmail.com

What should I bring?

Spend less than $4 to buy something yummy to share with the group.

Who should come?

You must know how to use scissors and paper clips.

You must not be marry to one idea.

You must be flexible in your thinking and willing to go with the flow.

You must be willing to play nice with the others in the team.

What if I never participated before?

90% of current team players are new to the OpenIDEO challenge so you are well qualified to play!

We would like to invite you all to our first ever NYC openIDEO Chapter Hour! Please come join the fun, meet new members, and talk about upcoming challenges and design thinking ideas.

We look forward to seeing you there - RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Feel free to bring along any friends who are interested in joining the chapter as well!

We would like to invite you to join us the ideation phase of NYC OpenIDEO Chapter meetup: Cafe Mortel!

We will continue to discuss the End of Life challenge: 

How might we reimagine the end-of-life experience for ourselves and our loved ones?

We hope you will all join us in coming up with great ideas!

PLEASE RSVP@ nycopenideochapter@gmail.com

In the meantime, check out our new website (soft launch!) and our posts on the OpenIDEO platform from our last meetup!

http://www.nycopenideochapter.com/

https://challenges.openideo.com/challenge/end-of-life/research/how-we-live-with-death-in-the-city

https://challenges.openideo.com/challenge/end-of-life/research/cafe-mortel

How might we reimagine the end-of-life experience for ourselves and our loved ones?

"Each of our lives is a story. As we plan for its final chapter, we have the opportunity to incorporate our passions, relationships, and spirituality to make dying better. Let’s re-imagine how we prepare for, share and live through the final chapter of our story."

The idea of a Café Mortel (or "Death Café") comes from the work of Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz.  Jon Underwood in the UK ran with the idea in November 2010. Today, Death Cafés are held in over 29 countries. Death Café New York City adopts the "salon" model: free-flowing conversation around the topic of death from-any-angle.  (http://www.meetup.com/Death-Cafe-New-York-City/) 

Please email us to RSVP @ nycopenideochapter@gmail.com

Where: NYU Greenhouse Innovation Space (NYU Tandon School of Engineering, 6 MetroTech Center Basement, Brooklyn, NY 11201)